REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Home Retail Grp Plc Sainsbury(J) PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) <Origin Href="QuoteRef">HOME.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">SBRY.L</Origin>
RNS Number : 5408GBank of America Merrill Lynch08 August 2016FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.
KEY INFORMATION
(a)
Name of exempt principal trader:
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
(b)
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offereeHome Retail Group PLC
(c)
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:
Home Retail Group PLC
(d)
Date dealing undertaken:
05/08/2016
(e)
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the
exempt principal trader making disclosures in
respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"YES
If YES, specify which:
(J Sainsbury PLC)
2.
DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class
of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a)
Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security
Purchases/
salesTotal number of securities
Highest price
per unit
paid/receivedLowest price
per unit
paid/receivedCommon - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Purchase
287,793
1.562 GBP
1.551 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Sale
408,569
1.563 GBP
1.55 GBP
(b)
Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of
relevant securityProduct description
e.g. CFDNature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a
long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short positionNumber of reference securities
Price per unit
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
30
1.554 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
30
1.561 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
38
1.561 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
330
1.561 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
472
1.559 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2,895
1.559 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
4,809
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
5,000
1.559 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
234
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
44
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,658
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
324
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
834
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2,096
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
174
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
46
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
680
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
188
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
3,325
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
149
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
4,804
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
445
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
493
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
4,433
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
630
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2,657
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
5,644
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,121
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
3,899
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
76
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2,254
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
54
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
89
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
774
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
50
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,177
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
134
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
284
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
265
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
329
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
3,677
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
3,932
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2,191
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
69
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
42
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
3,620
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
23
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
366
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,185
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
955
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,401
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
132
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
26
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
531
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
68
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2,068
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
791
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,744
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
124
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
642
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,685
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
243
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
146
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
35
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
59
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
282
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
57
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
207
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
297
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
223
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
12,003
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
945
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
212
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
772
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
19,761
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
84
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
91
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
7,758
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
22,542
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
313
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
355
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
3,090
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
7,258
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
325
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2,597
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
876
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
937
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
252
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
413
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
9,670
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
12,204
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,502
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2,032
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
5,068
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,066
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
178
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
236
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
830
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
101
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
10
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
51
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
588
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
764
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
74
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
757
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
343
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
227
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
743
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
10
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,409
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
25
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
48
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
14
1.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
164
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,185
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
98
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
315
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
70
1.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
13
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
43
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
9,944
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
7,125
1.561 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
6,654
1.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
251
1.550 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
251
1.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
9,944
1.555 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
13,779
1.559 GBP
(c)
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class
of
relevant securityProduct description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number
of
securities to which option relatesExercise
price
per unitType
e.g. American, European etc.Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(ii)
Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call optionExercising/
exercised
againstNumber of
securitiesExercise Price per
unitN/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(d)
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversionDetails
Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.
OTHER INFORMATION
(a)
Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"None
(b)
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) The voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"None
Date of disclosure:
08/08/2016
Contact name:
Harshini Gopa
Telephone number:
+44207 996 3410
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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